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Quick summary

Nice run of blitz wins — your recent games show strong opening preparation, good piece coordination, and an ability to convert advantages even under clock pressure. Your rating trend is clearly upward, so keep what you do well and tighten a few weak spots.

Highlights — what you’re doing well

• Consistent opening success. Your openings (for example Nimzo-Indian Defense and Alekhine's Defense) score very well. That gives you a reliable springboard into the middlegame.
• Active piece play. You look for piece activity and targets rather than passive defense, which creates practical chances in blitz.
• Practical conversion skills. Several wins end by resignation or flag because you build lasting threats and create passed pawns or mating nets (see one example: Review this win vs o_cubano_perigoso).
• Good tactical awareness. You find clean tactical shots and simplify into winning material or a superior king position.

Key recurring mistakes and how to fix them

• Allowing counterplay in the late middlegame — sometimes you keep too many pieces on and give the opponent tactical checks that complicate conversion.
  • Fix: when you obtain a clear edge, trade one pair of minor pieces to reduce their tactical options and then methodically improve king safety and pawn structure.
• Time management spikes — a few wins were by flag rather than quick conversion. Flag wins are fine, but relying on them can be risky at higher levels.
  • Fix: allocate a small fixed time slice for critical moments (for example 20–30 seconds to evaluate a tactical sequence) and use simpler moves when not sure. Practice 3-minute increment games to improve quick evaluation under pressure.
• Occasional inaccuracies in simplified endgames. You convert, but sometimes the path to the win could be shorter and safer.
  • Fix: drill basic king and pawn plus rook endings and queen vs rook conversions for 10–15 minutes a week. Aim to know the standard winning technique and the common drawing resources for the defender.

Concrete blitz tips (apply immediately)

• When ahead, simplify: exchange one pair of minor pieces and avoid unnecessary pawn storms that open lines for the defender.
• Keep a checklist at move 10: king safety, piece activity, opponent threats, pawn breaks. If one item fails, address it before launching tactics.
• Use pre-moves carefully. Only pre-move when the reply is forced or when the tactical situation is settled. Don’t pre-move in sharp positions.
• In winning positions with queen activity, prioritize removing enemy checks and creating luft for your king before chasing pawns — you’ll avoid perpetuals and back-rank tricks.
• Study one typical pawn break and one king-side plan for each of your main openings. For example review key pawn breaks in the Nimzo-Indian Defense and typical central breaks in Alekhine's Defense.

Short training plan (4 weeks)

• Daily (15–20 minutes): tactics — focus on motifs you miss in blitz (pins, forks, discovered attacks).
• 3x week (30 minutes): one rapid game (10+5), then review with engine for the worst 3 moves and write one sentence improvement per mistake.
• 1x week (30 minutes): opening maintenance — pick two lines you play most and study one model game for each. Use the openings where you already score well as templates.
• Weekly (20 minutes): endgame drills — king and pawn, rook endgames, and a couple of queen vs rook conversion patterns.

Suggested concrete drills

• Tactics set: 10 mixed puzzles focusing on back-rank and mating nets — repeat until accuracy > 90%.
• Endgame set: 5 rook endgame positions (defense and conversion) and 5 basic pawn endings.
• Blitz session: 8 games of 3+0 or 3+2 with post-game self-review of the single biggest mistake.

Notes from a couple of your recent wins

• vs Raúl Leonardo Lavigne López — strong queen and passed pawn coordination late in the game. Review: Review this win vs o_cubano_perigoso.
• vs perchmandaniel — quick, clean play through the opening and a decisive material win early. Review: Review this quick win vs perchmandaniel.

Keep going — a few encouraging metrics

• Your strength adjusted win rate is high. That means your results are not just rating luck but real, repeatable skill.
• Your rating slope and recent monthly gains show you are improving steadily. Maintain focused practice and the gains will continue.

If you want a follow up

Tell me one of the games you want a deeper post‑mortem on (copy the link text above) and I will give a 5–7 move-by-move plan: where you gained the advantage, the only real defensive resource, and the simplest conversion method.